Fare receiver



jan. 23, 945. G, E COLLINS 2,367,999

FARE RECEIVER Filed April 22, 1943 1N V EN TOR.

ATTO/WYE Y j e Gl'. Cazzi/:na

Patented Jan. 23, 1945 UNITED STATE'S'PATENT GFFICE FARE RECEIVERGladstone E. Collins, Atlanta, Ga.

Application April 22, 1943, Serial No. 484,054

(Cl. 23E- 44) 1 Claim.

This invention aims to provide an attachment for a fare box, which willfacilitate the insertion of coins into the box, novel means beingprovided for holding the attachment in place, and novel means beingsupplied for adaptingthe attachment to fare boxes already in use.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains. l

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being une derstood that changes in 'theprecise embodi ment of the invention herein disclosed, may be madewithin the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spiritci the invention.

in the accompanying drawing:

Fig. l shows, in side elevation, a device constructed in accordance withthe invention, mounted on a fare box;

Fig. 2 is a Vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. i is a horizontal section on the line lil-4 oi Fig. i;

Fig. 5 is a perspective View delineating the device forming the subjectmatter oi this application.

As the fare-receiver shown in this application, numeral l :marks a farebox, on which is seated, detachabiy, a :fare box head having a recess inits lower end, the head being of biock-=iilre construction. in its upperportion, the head 2 is provided with an opening d which tapers towardits ends, and inwardly and down wardly, in a well known way. At itslower end, the opening fi communicates with a slot t. In the slot 5 isdisposed a twopart, downwardly extended coin chute t, the constituentmem bers of which are located side by side, as shown in Fig. e. Atransverse securing element l, such as a pin, holds the coin chute t inthe head 2, the securing element being supplied at its outer end with anenlarged head t, provided with an opening 9. The head t forms one endportion of the securing element l and projects laterally beyond themember t. The upper end of a iiex ible anchorage element it, such as alight chain, is fastened in the opening 9 of the pin head 8, the openingforming means for engagement with the iiexible element. The lower end cithe ilexlike body il, superposed on the part Z and provided at its lowerend with depending flanges l2 and lll defining a channel l5 in the lowerpor tion of the body. 1n its lower end, the body Il has a slot it ofreduced width, and adapted to receive a coin. In its upper portion, thebody il is provided With a downwardly vtapered. mouth il, leading to theslot it and ultimately discharging into the coin chute t. The opposedwalls lli-i8 and lt-it of the mouth il converge downwardly, the walls i8convexing toward each other, and the walls i9 convexing toward eachother. The mouth il of the body Il, which constitutes a receiver, islarger` than the opening t in the top of the head 2 of the fare box I,and, on this account, the passenger can the more readily insert a coin,which iinds its ultimate disposition in the fare box.

The head 2 of the fare box fits closely between the side flanges i2 andifi of the receiver. Securing elements 2li, located wherever desired,pass through the anges it and it of the receiver and enter the head 2,to hold the parts speciiied rmly together.

There is a notch 2l in the lower edge or the 'flange i2 of the receiver,this notch being adapt; ed for the reception of the head or laterallyprojecting portion il of the pin '1. In order to facilitate the assemblyof the anchoragel member l@ with the head 28 of the pin l, 'by means ofthe opening 9, the body il is provided with an elongated, laterally openrecess 22, leading downwardly to the notch 2l, the inner wall of therecess having a downward and inward slant, as shown at 23. In connectionwith the mounting of the upper end of the iiexible element I0 in thehole 9 of the pin head 8, it should be noted that the pin has a drivingiit and is not a detachably mounted element.

Since the mouth Il is oi greater area at Aits upper end than the opening4 of the head 2 of the fare box, the passenger or conductor has lesstrouble in inserting a coin into the fare box, and it is a matter ofcommon knowledge that the entrance of passengers into a streetcar or thelike should not b e delayed by monetary transactions.

The ilanges I2 and Il define an open-ended trough in the body II,wherein the head 2 is received, and since the head 8 of the securingelement 1 is received in the notch 2l, the mouth I1 is disposed directlyabove the coin chute 8, and the holes in the anges I2 and I4 are linedup with the holes in the head 2, to receive the securing devices 20.

What is claimed is:

In a fare receiver, a fare box head, a coin chute in the'head, atransverse securing element in the head and engaging the coin chute, oneend portion of thessecuring element projecting laterally beyond thehead. a body superposed on the head and having a mouth discharging intothe coin chute, the body having depending flanges defining an open-endedtrough in which the-head is received, one flange being providedinitslower edge with a notch receiving the laterally projecting portionof the securing element', the body and one of the flanges havingopenings, and a. securing device in the openings and uniting the bodywith the head, the engagement of the laterally projecting portion 0fthe-securing element in the notch serving to dispos-the mouth directlyabove the chute, andserving to aline the openings for the reception oithe securing device.

GLADSTONE E. COLLINS.

